Official T61p 3DMark06 Scores

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Results from first test. System is not overclocked.

Score: 4317


Lenovo T61p Specs

CPU: Intel T9300

GPU: FX 570m with 256mb DDR3 dedicated RAM with Geforce 8600m GT tweaked drivers.

OS: Windows XP Pro

RAM: 2x1GB So-DIM 667mhz RAM




Screenshot from test




Results(click image to enlarge)




How does it compare with other systems running GeForce 8600m GT powered systems?

As of right now this score beats out the top Windows XP (Apple Mac Book Pro running XP) 3DMark06 score of 4208 that is registered at the Futuremark WEB site:





The top ranked 8600m GT score is 8149!!! The score was accomplished on an overclocked Toshiba-Lab X200-21P running Windows Vista. Here is the link to the score:

http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=4870530


My system is not registered with Futuremark but if it was, right now my system would be ranked #11 for all time high scores testing with a 8600m GT.


As of right now there is only one 8800m GTS score registered with 3DMark06 online. The score is 7150 and was acheived with a Gateway P-6831FX.

Score info:
http://service.futuremark.com/resultComparison.action?compareResultId=5210311&compareResultType=14












************Update 28FEB2008********************

Test #2 Running the 174.16 GeForce 8600m mod version

Benchmark increased and all the games I have tested are more playable and smoother. I will keep this one awhile to see how stable it is.


New 3dMark06 score increase from 4317 to 4374







Ran the Lost Coast HL3 Video test and scored almost 64fps.

 

cool.....as soon as my t61p (w/ same specs) arrives, I will perform a similar test w/ the original driver......we can them get an idea as to the advantage of "Geforce 8600m GT tweaked drivers."

 

so that guy runs his CPU at 5.7GHz for the max score

 

How do you getthe clock to 5.7Ghz thats insane!

 

YEah it's mind boggling!

 

these are my results........

Lenovo T61p Specs

CPU: Intel T9300

GPU: FX 570m with 256mb DDR3 dedicated RAM with NVIDIA Quadro FX 570M driver

OS: Windows XP Home Edition

RAM: 1x1GB So-DIM 667mhz RAM.....extra 1GB to be installed later today.

HDD: HITACHI 7200rpm 100GB

Monitor: connected to my pc display cmv 221d .....probably should have tried it w/out this connection.

here's the link to the results: http://service.futuremark.com/resultAnalyzer.action?resultId=5460888&resultType=14

Summary: GeForce Modded Driver = 4317 3DMark06 Score
NVIDIA Quadro FX 570M driver = 4104 3DMark06 Score

I'll retry this test later w/ 2x1GB and w/out being connected to my pc display, though I don't know if it'll make a difference.

 

Congrats on receiving your new T61p. That was fast.

That is a great stock benchmark.

I wonder how much your Hitachi Travelstar 7200 increases the score.
My score was done with the standard 80GB Lenovo 5400 hdd.

I'm looking forward to seeing how the RAM will effect the T61p's performance.
Do you think 2x2GB wiill make a difference in benchmarks and actual game play?

 

Well, i updated my ram and the results are as follows:

http://service.futuremark.com/home.action?resultId=5466377&resultType=14

So the increase of RAM didn't have a significant effect. I don't really know how effective this benchmark is in determining the advantages of the modded GeForce driver, but for now I will probably stick w/ the NVIDIA Quadro FX 570M driver.

 

Have you tried to play any games yet?

Your new score is set to private. (can't see it)

 

You should be able to see it now. I'll be playing either COD4 or HL2 later this week. Maybe both.

 

I'd be interested to see what kind of numbers people are getting with a 14" T61p with the 128mb 570m. Anyone care to share?

 

The 14"T61p people should be intrested in this as well.

 

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=189162

look at the last comment specificly

EDIT: but do note, these were with last gen processors, so the scores would be higher with a T9300 or T9500

 

3DMark06 score of 4316 using the 169.28. T61p specs as shown in the signature. No overclocking used.

 

Test#3

Drivers: 174.16 with the GeForce 8600m/tweak




Will keep this recipe for awhile.


Next 3DMark2006 Benchmark will be ran after each of the following upgrades:

1. 2x2GB of RAM. (Havn't decided on what RAM to buy).

2. Seagate 7200.2, 200GB, 16mb Cache

 

Test #4


I added 2x2GB of G. Skill DDR2 667mhz @4-4-4-12 coated the CPU and GPU with Antec thermal Coumpoun 5 tested 3DMark2006 and scored 5,172.




This was done with the exact same settings as test#3. (slight tweak).


Next Benchmark will be done after I receive a new hdd. (200GB/7200rpm/SATA 300)

 

Yeah please someone post benchmarks. I'm itching to buy a thinkpad and would like this info.

 

SonDa5, I should be receiving my new T61p early this week, with pretty much the sames specs as you. How did you accomplish to get such a high 3DMark06 score. What is the 174.16 with the GeForce 8600m/tweak. Does that involve any overclocking on any of the components of your system.

 

I've been reading up on the NVIDIA G84 "A2" chip that powers the FX 570m in the T61p. It's used in high end 8600m GT mobile notebooks and 8600 GTS desktops.

I've been doing similiar core settings to different types of G84 applications. Just doing it a little at a time using RIVA tuner.

 

TEST #5

I read up on the T61p GPU NVIDIA G84 revision "A2" and added some mild flavor and improved my score to 5386.




URL to score

http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=5653626

Still waiting on new hdd.

 

Benchmarked 174.31 drivers and scored 5380.

Almost identical to my best score running the 174.16 drivers.
The 174.16 drivers worked great for gaming but had a frame rate problem
with certain DVD movies being played. Also the 174.16 didn't have the huge resolution options for displays.

With the tweaked 8600m/174.16 drivers my GPU registerd as a 8600m GT.

With the 174.31 the GPU registers as a FX 570m.

The performance of each is almost identical. I possibly could have scored better with the 174.31 if CPU usage was identical. The GPU usage is almost identical. FPS rates are close.

Comparison of T61p FX 570m running 174.16 and 174.31:




Side by side analysis:

http://service.futuremark.com/resultComparison.action?compareResultId=5653626&compareResultType=14

 

Hi

I have 14.1" T61p and this is my score in 3DMark06. My system is vista business (pre-instal). Vista is slower than XP (it is noticable especially with HDD).

 

Thanks for posting.

Looks better than a GeForce 8400m.

 

Was that achieved with Quadro stock drivers?

 

I was going to go with a T61p, but as shown in the first topic, the P-6831FX is just too cost-efficient and I couldn't resist.

Also, When running on low resolutions, the 14" T61p should score closer to a 8600GT DDR3. The lower the resolution, the closer it will ressemble. Unfortunately, 3DM6 always runs at that same resolution, and it's quite big. So 14" T61p will always suffer with low benchmark scores, but it should perform pretty well in low res'ed games.

 

The 14" T61p FX 570m has a 64bit interface with a 128mb of RAM.

The latest 8600m GT GPU with DDR3 has a 128bit interface and at least 256mb of DDR3 RAM.




The 15.4" T61p FX 570m has a 128bit interface with 256mb of DDR3 RAM. This card does compare with the latest 8600m GT.


No doubt about it the FX is a great gaming notebook.

On the other hand the T61p is a "business" notebook.

A T61p with an intel T9300 can be had for much less money than an FX with an Intel T9300.

The FX's 17" display is to big for my idea of what a portable notebook should be.

 

score 4955 with t61p t9300 and the 174.31 drivers. This is on vista ultimate which i can say lags behind xp for sure as far as 3dmarks is concerned.

 

That's old news.
The difference between 64bit and 128bit means the 15" T61p has double the fill rate (since it has double bandwidth) when compared to the 14" T61p.
The 128mb and 256mb RAM makes marginal difference because of turbocache.
They, however, both have the same clocks.
This means that when the 14" T61p runs games at lower and lower resolutions, it would perform closer and closer to a 15" T61p running on a higher resolution.

Agreed, I only decided on the P-6831FX after realizing I do not need my laptop during my lectures and I only leave it at my dorm.
However, 15" is not a portable notebook either; if you wanted true portability, you should have went with a m1330 or P300.

 

Is that with stock cores?

That is not lagging XP at all. It is actually better.(granted you are using stock core GPU speeds).

 

Not sure about that. I havn't found much information about the architecture of the FX 570m with the 64bit specs, its benchmarks do support that the only difference is lower bandwidth and lower memory.

I considered the M1330 but it lacked the power that the T61p has.
15.3" isn't too big IMO. It does meet my needs well. Not an all out gamer but it does have some impressive gaming ability. Definitely one of the most powerful 15" notebooks.

 

I requested someone that's game-benchmarking with 14" T61p to benchmark at normal resolution and low resolution to get a comparison, so it should be clearer after the results come in.

Indeed. T61p 15" can overclock like crazy; I've heard of people reaching performance of a stock 8700GT.

 

It has the same G84 GPU as the 8700 GT. The 8700 GT has much higher core clock settings. Probably much more cooler being a desktop card.


I'm going to set up a clean performance 7200 hdd soon (waiting for it to be delivered). By this weekend I'm sure I'll have better 3DMark06 benchmarks.

 

Is there a significant performance difference between the 174 series and the 169 series? Is there any difference? I'm currently using the 169.61 drivers from LV2G, and I'm not sure if it's worth the effort to switch to the 174.51 drivers.

 

yo I have the same stats (4 gb ram, 9300, 8600 gt) and drivers on my T61p as sonda5 (I have 7200 rpm 200 gb hdd) and I only score a 4100 on Vista x64. WTF how is there a 1.2k difference between our scores?

I did a clean install and downloaded all the necessary drivers.

 

I havn't had any problems with the 174.31 driver. It is very stable. It's coded for the FX 570m. From what I have read online it is better than the 169.61 dirver.


There are a ton of new mobile drivers appearing just recently and by the time Windows XP SP3 and Vista SP1 tweaks are stable the best driver will be known.

Right now the 174.31 for the FX 570m adds solid performance gains.

 

I will soon configure my T61p with a 200GB hdd Seagate Momentus 7200.2 (SATA300/16mb Cache+)


I hope it doesn't lower my 3DMark06 score.

I'm running 4-4-4-12 DDR2 667mhz. Maby that is part of the difference.

Other than that I'm thinking your GPU core settings are probably at stock speeds. I used RIVA to raise cores for stable benchmark.


Your score still seems low.

IMO you should take a look at the 174.31 driver and tryi it out. Maby it will raise your score. It is very stable and I havn't found any flaws with it yet.

I'm running the XP version.

This is the Vista 174.31 32bit version:

http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=17737


I alsoo have the Antec Formula 5 "sliver" thermal compound on the CPU and GPU.

 

That's a normal score for Vista x64. On XP Pro that score would be up by 200-300pts. Depending on the driver used, certain drivers may bump it up by 200pts. Then add overclocking on top of that which will account for another 800-1000pts...so its not that hard to get +5k in 3d mark under the right conditions. But rest assured there's nothing abnormal about your score. When I had XP Pro on I was able to get 5k+ 3Dmark np. Now my score is about 4100-4200 non overclocked but I didn't buy this machine to run 3dmark. .

 

sonda to answer your question it is slightly overclocked. the cores are core 575 - shader 1150 - memory 850. Temps never go higher then 76 so could def squeeze out some more power if i really needed.

 

Haven't run this, but I already know that X61 sucks =/
For sure not a gaming computer..
*mumbling* intel-integrated chipsets.. hate it.

 

5112 with gpu clocks at 600/900

 

Stock 80GB hdd/5400 RPM Score 5624 with the 174.31 driver.

http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=5779612

I should have another score up with a new 200GB 7200/300SATA/16mb cache score up soon.

 

Well, with just the Quadro drivers I got 4095 which is pretty impressive I think. This is in 32bit Vista. When I first got the laptop, the score was around 3.5k so I've seen a bit of improvement with the latest Quadro drives, which is expected.

If I did a lot of gaming on the laptop I'd definitely get the geforce drivers and do some OCing, but I leave all that for my desktop.

 

what are your cores set at sonda5. Thats a nice score.

 

I upgraded the HDD.

Improved my score some.

I want to get a cooler. Once I do that I'll shoot for some more. I'm not going to give out core specs because I don't want anyone to blow up their stuff like that Apple MacBookPRo guy did.


With stock core settings any my new hdd and RAM I scored a 4392.

Then I did some tuning and cleaning and scored a 5932.

Latest score:
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=5787905

I'm going to quit benchmarking till I get a decent cooler.

Going to enjoy my time off after work playing some games this week.


Crysis is doing great with the 171.31 driver.

Very satisfied with the T61p so far.

 

I have the following:

T61p 14.1"
T9300
2GB Ram @ 667
160GB HDD @ 7200RPM
Nvidia Quadro FX 570m (crippled)
Win XP Professional

My 3dMark06 score with the stock drivers was 2388. With the modified 174.31 drivers I got a score of 2610. Not the performance increase I had hoped for, but hey it runs Crysis at least at low-medium. However, I can see why the 15.4" card isn't in this baby, it gets very hot playing Crysis as it is. Overall, I'm glad I chose the smaller form factor though. CAD programs, such as Autocad, Pro/E Wildfire, Solidworks, CATIA, run perfectly and smoothly with both sets of drivers w/o problems. I haven't found reason, yet, to switch to the stock drivers.

 

i have been keeping an eye on my core temps at 600/900 and temp never went higher then 81C after 45 min of rendering with ati tool. When i play games it never goes over 70. Could def increase the cores with no problems. Which notebook cooler are you looking at?

 

I'm looking for one that has its own power source. I don't like feeding off the USB ports.

One made out of aluminum or a better heat dissipating material.
Great air flow. Good design.

I havn't found one that meets my taste yet.

 

Man, I don't know what's wrong with my system, my best score in three tests was 2107 3d marks. Anyone able to shed some light why it's so far behind all the rest?

T61p 14"
Core 2 Duo T8300 2.4 Ghz 3mb cache
4 gb memory
160 GB 7200 rpm HDD
Vista Ultimate 64 bit
Quadro FX 570M (128mb) - driver version 7.15.11.145 from lenovo driver site
Did clean install from guide on forums, everything seemed to go well

What makes mine less than half other T61p's, Vista? Bad video driver? The 14" T61p's really suck this much worse? I did the tests right after a reboot, have no thinkvantage or hardly any software, as have only owned the notebook a couple weeks. Have defragged hard drive about a week ago, not sure what else to try

 

Your score is decent and is where it should be with the specs of your T61p.

The bottleneck on your score is the 128mb ram and 64bbit interface in your FX 570m.

The 15.4" T61p has a 256mb option. That is the more powerful FX 570m.


So don't be alarmed. There is nothing wrong with your score. It's right around where it should be.

 

There is no happiness in bricking your T61P. Be careful.

It would seem that undervolting the processor would allow it to run cooler, allowing the GPU to run cooler, perhaps allowing it to be overclocked higher.